It seems like obtaining everything you want in life isn’t always what one would expect. After smashing his goal in life a little ahead of schedule, Cyrus is a little disappointed and slightly frustrated. So he heads back to his roots. Back to his family. Back to the swamp. Bertie doesn’t need a man. She juggles enough being a business woman along with taking care of her Pa and her, so it seems, … it seems, brainless brother.
With a new mission to recharge and set some new life goals, Cyrus stumbles across what is missing in his life. Connections are made and desire swirls but after an idea goes awry what happens when things are set straight? Will their love hold strong? Or will a rash decision bite someone in the butt?
Swamp Head Series – Author’s note;
Cyrus is the first novella in The Swamp Head Series; a seven book novella series based on a family born and raised in the swamp. Each sibling will get their own INSTAlove story told and even though it is a series, each book is a standalone. Come meet Cyrus and his other six brothers and sisters; Chester, Earle & Zeke (twins), Roscoe, Hallie Mae & Elsie (twins). Although they each have their own character and language, I’ve chosen to use words like Voila merde, when I mean go to sht, yapper for mouth, or connard when I mean ahole, duck/effin for fck/f*cking… well, you get the idea. All fun and games with a bite and a little mud.
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Read in June 2016
Only short but I loved this story of love and croc wrestling. Cyrus has been away from the swamps of his real home, he grew up there. Coming home unexpected events happen to change everything, he meets Bertie. The croc farm that she runs has hit some snags, her brother is causing problems and her Pa isn’t much help either. I love the notion of almost instant love and a chemistry that is almost like an electric shock to the system, being swept away by it and being consumed. Cyrus is a strong, big, independent guy who is feeling a bit jaded with life and just wants to come back to his roots. I loved seeing this macho guy show his vulnerable side and not be afraid to do so. Bertie has had to be the strong one in her family, losing her mum hit hard. She is carrying on with her mothers dream, they both love crocs and had worked side by side, now scarred by one of the biggest she carry’s on with some help. Because this story is only short you don’t get the long drawn out get to know you, it doesn’t really give you a lot of background or a chance to get to know or meet the other characters around them, but it is a sweet loving romance. I cant wait for the rest of this series and though it is short I still feel it is worth buying and reading, it is ideal for reading during a flight or weekend break. There is no cliff hanger so although the series is based around Cyrus family it can be read alone, so you do not have to be tied to reading them all unless you want to.
Short, sweet, and cute story. Cyrus and Bertie are remarkable together. Wish this story could have been a little longer but I will take what I can get from Ms. Schmidt. She is a fantastic author who knows how to pull you in and keep your interest
I wanna be Bertie! That woman is feisty, sassy and packs a punch! Quite literally!! Cyrus doesn’t know what hits him but there is no way he is letting her go. But what happens when she discovers he has manipulated events a little?
A great, short, hot read, that had me laughing out loud at times!
CYRUS & BERTIE
CYRUS is the first book in Esther E. Schmidt’s Swamp Heads Series of quick little insta-love stand-alone novellas about a family who has lived their lives in the swamp…And although strong, sexy Cyrus got out and made his fortune, he’s come back home and bought a house, now, and after feeling a strong connection, he wants to settle down with beautiful, smart, strong Bertie, the owner of the local gator farm…and Cyrus is not afraid to go to extremes to get what he wants…Now, if he can just convince Bertie…
I liked these characters and I liked this story…And, now, I have another Esther E. Schmidt series to read…
I enjoyed this story, though it is not my favorite from this author. The story was good, but I felt the plot let me down about 3/4 of the way through. I thought one thing was happening for the entire story and then in a paragraph the entire story changed and not in a good way. It read like the author changed her mind as to where she wanted the story to go. I also didn’t really like the “non cursing” as cursing, there was too much of it. The characters were okay, but I don’t care for update about them in the future.
Defferent from Schmidt other book. but i still loved it. a really good quick read.